Christina Rude | Kitsap Adventures Let Your Loved Ones Eat Cake

A petit four is a small cake, usually eaten at the end of a meal. It is from the French petit four, which means "small oven." These desserts became popular in the 18th century, as a way to use the brick ovens as they were cooling down after traditional cakes had been taken out. Typically are 1 or 2 inches square, they usually are covered in fondant and decorated with flowers and embellishments. Serve some to your family as a Valentine's Day dessert and you surely will win the hearts of those present. Central Market in Poulsbo has a selection of two packages of petits fours, equally delicious and impressive. One specifically is designed for Valentine's Day with hearts and roses frosted in pinks, reds and whites. The other includes rectangular petits fours in an assortment of colors. Both types have been personally tested for quality. Happy Valentine's Day.

Where: Central Market, a block east of Highway 305, between Lincoln and Bond roads, Poulsbo.